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Do you think these people are so out of it that they think the plate is the sound board?

They are not really "out of it" overall, they are just out of their element when it comes to understanding what a piano is made of and how it works. I am a very knowledgeable vehicle repair shop owner (and a half-assed piano tinkerer) so I am in my element when it comes to understanding vehicle mechanics and I know enough about pianos to know that it is a piece of wood that resonates and projects sound from a piano string.

We all have areas where we are out of our element and areas where we are in our element. There are many areas where I would be as naive or more so than someone who thinks a piano plate is its soundboard.

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Don, playing the blues in Austin, Texas on a 48" family heirloom Steinway upright, 100 year old 54" Weber upright, and unknown make turn of the century 54" upright -- says "Whittier NY" on the plate

This is a humor thread to make fun of those who are totally pianovoidistic. It's a real disease.

I understand. Wasn't meaning to preach, just reflecting on how people can be very knowledgeable and shrewd in one area and clueless in another. I would be out of my element as a preacher, anyway!

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Don, playing the blues in Austin, Texas on a 48" family heirloom Steinway upright, 100 year old 54" Weber upright, and unknown make turn of the century 54" upright -- says "Whittier NY" on the plate

While it might not be worth $100,000 to me, I respect the accurate description "One of a kind!"

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Don, playing the blues in Austin, Texas on a 48" family heirloom Steinway upright, 100 year old 54" Weber upright, and unknown make turn of the century 54" upright -- says "Whittier NY" on the plate

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Don, playing the blues in Austin, Texas on a 48" family heirloom Steinway upright, 100 year old 54" Weber upright, and unknown make turn of the century 54" upright -- says "Whittier NY" on the plate

Awesome Zeno! Is the gong for an extra special effect at the end of a big piece, or is it used as a form of self-evaluation when one is unhappy with a particular performance? Maybe this is Chuck Barris' piano??